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| London 2012... All eyes are were on qualifying for London 2012, with the March 1st deadline meaning that people all over the world were scrambling to get it done in time! It's quite exciting that two current stallions, Fleetwater Opposition and Cevin Z, have offspring on the short lists for Greenwich! Opposition Buzz, the stalwart trail blazer for the British team, is on the short list for the UK, and Borough Pennyz has qualified as an Individual with Vittoria Panizzon for the Italian team! In addition, former stallion Miner's Lamp has Miner's Frolic back in the reckoning for Britain as well, having recovered from a nasty bout of colitis last year. I'd also like to say congratulations to one of our breeder's, Ronald Zabala (Dutch Gold x Che Boogie Woogie). Ronald qualified for Greenwich as an Individual rider for Ecuador on the former Oliver Townend ride Master Rose by winning the Campo de Mayo CIC*** in Argentina. Fingers crossed that Ronald gets the CCI*** qualification he needs to start in London... New -- Fleetwater Opposition son for 2012! Semen will be arriving at the end of April for Opposition Supremacy, an exciting 5-yr-old son of top stallion Fleetwater Opposition. In 2011 he campaigned in Burghley Young Event Horse classes with Mark Todd, finishing 4th in the finals. At 17 hh, he is an exciting option for breeders who have loved his sire, but needed to add height to their mares. His dam is by a Thoroughbred steeplechaser and out of an International Grand Prix Dressage mare who competed successfully in Germany. He is licensed by the Anglo European Studbook. New Stallions from The Billy Stud for 2012 We're excited to announce the availabiity of semen for two more stallions from The Billy Stud: Billy Congo and Billy Mexico. They are joining Billy Mexico's sire, Cevin Z, who has been on our roster for several years. The Billy Stud is a partnership between William Funnell and Donal Barnwell; the results of this relatively new breeding operation have been phenomenal. Billy Congo's semen will arrive at the end of April, and Billy Mexico will be available on a preorder basis until we see how he will be received here. Congratulations One of Catherston Liberator's first US foals, Landmark's Miss Liberty, won the Junior Novice Title at the Nutrena/USEA America Eventing Championships with her 14-yr-old rider Calvin Ramsay. This lovely mare, bred by Jacqueline Mars, is only 6 yrs old and is now competing at Training Level with her young rider. Hunter/Jumper/Eventing Breeders Our Zangersheide stallion Cevin Z has become one of the top producers of young jumpers and eventers in the UK. Borough Pennyz with rider Vittoria Pannizon finished 7th at Bramham and 6th at Blenheim this year! He has one licensed stallion son, Billy Mexico, and another young son that William Funnell is planning on presenting as a stallion. He has one international showjumper in Valleto JX, and many very impressive up-and-coming youngstock, including Billy On Show. With his impeccable breeding, you should take a look at this impressive stallion. Cevin stopped competing at International level due to a hind leg injury at the breeding shed, but this year he started competing with a 12 year old boy in the Children on Horses jumper classes in the UK! Talk about an amazing temperament -- how many stallions will come back after several years off to compete successfully with a young child? Attention We are now down to our last two doses of semen for the stallion Primmore's Pioneer (full brother to Pippa Funnell's amazing horse Primmore's Pride). If you are interested in these amazing bloodlines, please move quickly, before they sell. They are priced at $1000 a dose, but a reduction can be made for top mares. We are also down to the last few doses of semen for Chairman, one of the only direct sons of Cor de la Bryere left in the world, and the only one to be out of a Lord mare. Such incredible bloodlines, produces an amazing jump and a high degree of trainability. Pony Breeders! Our New Forest pony stallion, Wayland Cranberry, is 1/2 brother (same sire) to one of the top FEI jumping ponies in France, the stallion Wayland Red Pepper, who stands at the French National Stud. This is a fantastic opportunity to add these bloodlines to our New Forest program here in North America, and I am offering free breedings to help get some foals on the ground here. I am offering the same opportunity for the very well-bred Catherston Stud pony Littledale Bright Star, by Catherston Nightsafe, who stood in Germany as a foundation sire for the German Riding Pony for several years. Eventing Breeders! There is a limited amount of semen available in stock here for the impressive young stallion Future Illusion. Depending upon demand, future semen orders may be on a pre-paid basis. I suggest you take a look at his page here...I've highlighted the most exceptional fact about this young horse - his remarkable ability to produce a substantial number of foals every year, from a wide variety of mares, who are conformationally correct and have the right "type". Everyone knows that some top horses have "wonky" legs or perhaps some other oddity that makes them a bit of a freak (how many times have you seen a horse trot down center line and wondered how they avoided hitting the boards with their leg(s) when they go up the side?)...certainly not every mare is perfect. Still, he's produced 100% First, Higher First, or Elite event foals from every foal graded from ALL of his four foal crops sired to date. Even allowing for the fact that there has to be some foals out there who aren't perfect and weren't presented for grading, everyone knows that owners are a bit blind to their own foal's deficiencies (the "little baby is soooo cute!" syndrome), so one would expect at least one or two would be presented who weren't good enough! A remarkable achievement, and US breeders really need to pay attention to this young stallion. The first mare bred in the US with his semen has just been confirmed in foal with one try (Intermediate eventer). Attention Trakehner Breeders! We have a limited supply of semen for the beautifully bred Trakehner stallion Hannibal (AKA Godington's Hannibal in the UK). He's licensed by the Trakehner Verband in Germany, so he's worthy of consideration for breeders who are looking to lighten their heavier warmblood mares while staying within their registry (most of the big warmblood registries offer reciprocity for Verband-licensed Trakehners). He has also been licensed with the American Trakehner Association as Hannibal II to make it easier for U.S. breeders. A good friend of mine has asked me to help her get the word out to eventing breeders about the availability of frozen semen for the Trakehner stallion Grafenstolz. If you are interested in breeding to him, give me a call or email me and I can give you the details. World Equestrian Games! What a great competition for the stallions! Two of the British team horses were by stallions marketed here: Opposition Buzz and Miners Frolic. Buzz was first out on x-c and had a fantastic clear round, showing what an amazing horse he is. Miners Frolic had a great trip and would have been in contention for an individual medal had the reins not slipped at the first water, requiring a serpentine in the water that, despite Kristina Cook's best efforts, resulted in a crossed path. Opposition Buzz is by the Trakehner stallion Fleetwater Opposition (also sire of another of our stallions, Future Illusion), and Miners Frolic is by Miners Lamp (available only by preordering, as the semen is kept in the UK). Choice is Good... Some of our stallions are underutilized, and I'd like to take a second to point some of them out. Catherston Springsteen is rapidly becoming a popular eventing sire in the UK as well as a dressage sire, as his first foals are showing great aptitude for eventing. He has fabulous gaits and a great temperament, and I think breeders here are missing a great opportunity with him. Another one is Weston Justice. He's an Advanced eventer with great bloodlines, and his first foals have been very promising. Dutch Gold, 1/2 brother to Catherston Dazzler, was a top International dressage horse for Great Britain and an Intermediate eventer, and has sired several Advanced eventers. Primmore's Pioneer, full brother to Primmore's Pride. It's shocking that more people aren't using him to get those bloodlines in the USA, and we're down to only a few doses left. Catherston Liberator has one very nice horse in the USA, competing at Training Level with her junior rider. In the UK, he has 3-yr-olds getting ready to compete out of top mares The Wexford Lady, Welton Edwina, Erbium (and a 4-yr-old), and Faerie Dazzler, and graded eventers The Libertine and Just A Giggle and the dressage horse Like a Prayer. To top it off, the showjumper Cevin Z has had his first stallion son pass his AES grading, the stunning chestnut Billy Mexico, who stands with his sire at William Funnell's Billy Stud. Cevin's offspring have been proving to be exceptional competition horses, winning top placings in every British Young Horse Championships in showjumping since the first crop came of age, and, to top it off, Borough Pennyz won the inaugural CCI** Seven-Year-Old Championship at the British Eventing Young Horse Championships this year! Successful young showjumpers include Billy Laden, Billy On Show, and Billy Lemon. Attention Past Breeders! We need your help. We've discovered that the USEF Leading Sires standings does not always automatically link the competing offspring with their sire, even when the sire is correctly listed on the registration paperwork. I'm now trying to track down the competition names for all offspring so I can verify that the USEF has them linked correctly to their sires so everything will show up correctly. This is turning into a lot of work, and so if you have a foal with a USEF number (lifetime or annual), please let me know the name and the USEF number so I can make sure the sire is correctly linked to the foal! Thanks in advance for your help with this! Videos on YouTube The stallion videos are now up on YouTube...just follow the stallion videos link on the list at left, and then follow the directions with the YouTube link. All of the stallions for whom I have a video are on YouTube. The videos are also available on DVD...just call me or send an email and I'll send you one. Leading Ladies Award at HITS Ocala We were thrilled to present embryo transfer awards to the top jumper mare at the HITS Winter Circuit in Ocala in 2008-2012. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ PLEASE do NOT use the names of the stallion's stud farm in the name of your US foal without permission. These stud farms have spent years developing a reputation and have their names licensed for exclusive use overseas. If you want to use the name "Catherston" or "Welton" in your foal's name, PLEASE ask permission from the stud farm in the UK before formalizing a name. Would you want someone using your farm name to advertise their horses without your permission? _________________________________________________________________________________________________ If you have problems accessing this site or have other difficulties, please contact Christine at (352) 266-4669 or emcostallionservices@yahoo.com. |
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| Notice of Name Change Due to business restructuring, the business name changed from Equine Medical Center of Ocala, Stallion Services, to Equine Stallion Services. This change was effective December 1, 2010. The business phone number, email address, and website address will stay the same. |